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NAME OF BRIEF MM/DD/2011 Page-3 National Media Attention Allied Minds Announces Groundbreaking Agreements with U.S. Dept. of Defense Federal Labs & FFRDC (11 Sep 2012) –The historic agreements with U.S. Army RDECOM, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division and The Aerospace Corp. will create a new process for the smooth and efficient transfer of leading technologies to the commercial marketplace, and marks the first public-private partnership formed as part of the Defense Department’s new initiative to use its R&D resources to benefit the nation’s economy. − Boston, MA – Allied Minds, a premier U.S. investment company, is pleased to announce that it has reached agreements with U.S. Department of Defense federal laboratories and research centers to create a series of groundbreaking public-private partnerships that will use technology transfer as a driver for economic growth and spur the global competitiveness of U.S. industry. − Boston-based Allied Minds, through its new subsidiary Allied Minds Federal Innovations Inc. (AMFI), has reached agreements with U.S. Army RDECOM (Research, Development, and Engineering Command), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), and The Aerospace Corp. to create a new process for the transfer and commercialization of some of those labs’ leading technology innovations… − http://www.alliedminds.com/announcements/allied-minds-announces-groundbreaking-agreements-with-u-s-department-of- defense-federal-laboratories

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NAME OF BRIEF MM/DD/2011 Page-4 Actions in Progress Implementation of DoD T2 Strategic Plan –High interest in metrics to track progress and demonstrate results –White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) Increasing activity between labs and TechLink –TechLink is a PIA affiliated with Montana State University ASD(R&E)/Research Directorate has tasked the Defense Laboratories Office with investigating the following concepts: –Technology Transfer Center of Excellence –Patent Pools –New approaches to accelerating the T2 process –Developing relationships with entrepreneur centered organizations − New opportunities for defense labs?